All-time best penalty takers
| # | Name | Matches | 11m | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Helmut Kapitulski | 209 | 23 |
| 2 |  | Dennis Krob | 289 | 17 |
| 3 |  | Manuel Grünnagel | 312 | 9 |
 | Dieter Weinkauff | 133 | 9 | |
| 5 |  | Heinz Hohmann | 135 | 8 |
| 6 |  | Alfred Seiler | 74 | 7 |
| 7 |  | Leo Wadle | 87 | 6 |
| 8 |  | Benjamin Auer | 67 | 4 |
 | Luka Dimitrijevic | 212 | 4 | |
 | Marc Ehrhart | 109 | 4 | |
 | Sebastian Reich | 67 | 4 | |
 | Jupp Zöllner | 146 | 4 | |
| 13 |  | Guntram Gentes | 126 | 3 |
 | Dennis Gerlinger | 27 | 3 | |
| 15 |  | Patrick Freyer | 156 | 2 |
 | Rolf Fritzsche | 34 | 2 | |
 | Günther Grewenig | 79 | 2 | |
 | Hermann Laag | 259 | 2 | |
 | Can Özer | 29 | 2 | |
 | Klaus Pudelko | 131 | 2 | |
 | Heini Seebach | 196 | 2 | |
 | Nico Wiltz | 50 | 2 | |
| 23 |  | Andreas Backmann | 28 | 1 |
 | David Becker | 291 | 1 | |
 | Georg Beichle | 86 | 1 | |
 | Horst Brill | 96 | 1 | |
 | Manfred Cremer | 32 | 1 | |
 | Niklas Doll | 29 | 1 | |
 | Christian Grimm | 107 | 1 | |
 | Hans Haas | 100 | 1 | |
 | Gerhard Ihns | 19 | 1 | |
 | Heinz Käfer | 46 | 1 | |
 | Jens Kiefer | 24 | 1 | |
 | Hermann Kohlenbrenner | 114 | 1 | |
 | Björn Kriegshäuser | 35 | 1 | |
 | Johannes Mainka | 7 | 1 | |
 | Hrvoje Matanović | 18 | 1 | |
 | Josef Müller | 65 | 1 | |
 | Oskar Prokopchuk | 45 | 1 | |
 | Tom Schmitt | 38 | 1 | |
 | Heinz Schütze | 5 | 1 | |
 | Richard Sehrt | 23 | 1 |